Who will end the little losing streak?

An English week is also taking place in La Liga. Celta Vigo wants to take a step forward and get out of the cellar. Recently, there were good approaches against FC Barcelona, but they still need to refine them.

For Alaves, there is still some room for improvement in terms of football. The Celta Vigo vs. Alaves prediction of the betting providers sees the home side in a favourite role, but the difference between these two teams is not too big at the moment.

Therefore, it will most likely come down to the little things when looking for a winner in this duel. The focus will probably also be on the defence. Therefore, our Celta Vigo vs. Alaves tip is that not both teams will score.

Celta Vigo – Statistics & current form

At the weekend, Celta Vigo almost caused a big surprise under Rafael Benitez. The team played very well away at FC Barcelona, even led 2-0, but collapsed at the end and had to concede with 2:3. Nevertheless, the Benitez approach seems to be slowly but surely bearing fruit as the team looks and becomes more structured in its build-up and work against the ball.

Against Barca, Celta used a five-man backline, two backs in front and a flexible attacking trio. The aim was to counterattack, which worked very well. Against Alaves, of course, more possession football will be called for, which this team has already shown to some extent. Individually, the team has an advantage with players like Aidoo, Sanchez, Beltran or Aspas.

It will be crucial to bring this quality onto the pitch. The Celta Vigo vs. Alaves odds show the home side as slight favourites, but it seems clear that the team will have to give almost everything in order to claim victory in the end.

Celta Vigo must improve their scoring average

But it is also clear from all the approaches that four points from six games is not what Celta Vigo envisage for themselves. Moreover, there have only been two wins in the last 13 competitive games, and the team has lost nine times during this period. The confidence is not high, however, they have already played against Real Madrid and Barcelona, both times they had the opponent on the brink of a draw.

Alaves, Las Palmas and Getafe are so-called key games before the international break. Taking four, maybe five points here would be a very good thing and would give the team more self-confidence. Because it is clear that the main goal must still be to stay in the league, ideally a little ahead of schedule.

So far, there hasn’t been quite the spectacle when the home side has played. That was also true for the visitors, which is why our prediction before the Celta Vigo vs Alaves match is that not both teams will score.

Predicted line-up of Celta Vigo:

Celta Vigo (Expected line-up) 5-4-1

Alaves – Statistics & current form

On the last matchday, Alaves with coach Luis Garcia lost with 0:2 at home against Athletic Bilbao. The team revealed their slight weaknesses in the game against the ball. For the promoted team, the six points earned so far are a rock-solid record. But Alaves still has to improve in some facets of the game and will be confronted with bigger tasks in the coming weeks.

The visitors from Alaves lost three of their last four games, but such a record was to be expected. The promoted team was not really able to buy top-class players in the summer. So far, all three away games have been lost, and the team has not scored a single goal. The five goals that were scored were all at home. Four out of six games ended without a goal. So it is fair to say that the offensive is a factor.

Although there have only been five defeats in the last 15 competitive games, this includes the matches in the 2nd division in the year of promotion. Therefore, one should not be blinded by this record. The approach in La Liga, however, is clear for Alaves: they want to play in a structured manner and disrupt the rhythm of the game in order to embarrass their opponents.

Alaves hope for a liberation strike away

The visitors from Alaves are now looking to make a breakaway away from home. But that won’t be easy, here the offensive values are clearly worse than at home. Fewer shots, fewer expected goals and, as mentioned, zero goals make for a difficult starting position overall. The Celta Vigo vs. Alaves betting odds also show that the bookmakers do not expect many goals.

Moreover, the home side already has slight advantages. Therefore, in the run-up to the Celta Vigo vs. Alaves match, our value tip is that the hosts will not lose and that less than 2.5 goals will be scored in this match.

Predicted Alaves line-up:

Deportivo Alaves (Expected line-up) 4-2-3-1

Celta Vigo – Alaves Direct comparison / H2H balance

So far, Celta Vigo and Alaves have faced each other in 66 competitive matches. Celta Vigo have won 28 of these matches, while Alaves have won 22. The last time the two sides met was in the 2021/22 season, when Celta Vigo won both matches. In any case, the team is unbeaten in five consecutive league games against Alaves.

Celta Vigo – Alaves Tip

Celta Vigo go into this match with slightly better conditions, even if the start was not quite ideal overall. Recently, however, it has become increasingly apparent in which direction Rafael Benitez would like to develop the team.

Both have been rather stingy offensively so far. Therefore, before the match between Celta Vigo and Alaves, our tip is that not both teams will score.